Archives - 16 May 2017, Tuesday

TAMPA, Fla. — Special Operations Command wants to create super-soldiers through pushing the limits of human performance, and its looking to nutritional supplements and even performance enhancing drugs as options. America’s elite operators already have access to the kinds of fitness an...

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A new Marine Corps artillery unit is supporting friendly forces in Syria that are isolating Raqqa, the Islamic State group’s de facto capital, said Army Maj. Josh T. Jacques, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command. Jacques declined to identify the unit now in Syria, but the Defense Depa...

TAMPA, Fla. — Islamic State group militants used armed, commercially available drones to bedevil U.S. and coalition forces fighting in Mosul in 2016, a vexing problem that the four-star head of U.S. Special Operations Command said was the “most daunting” threat his operators faced on ...

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Heather Wilson, a former representative from New Mexico and Air Force Academy graduate, was sworn in Tuesday as the 24th secretary of the Air Force. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis administered the oath of office to Wilson at a ceremony on the steps of the Pentagon, and thanked her for l...

WASHINGTON — Nearly one in four troops booted ​for misconduct over a five-year period received other-than-honorable dismissals despite evidence of existing mental health conditions that may have warranted other considerations, according to a new Government Accountability Office report...

TAMPA, Fla. -- A web of swarming unmanned aircraft systems that can spoof enemy drones could be a solution to the shot doctrine problem when exercising counter-UAS capabilities, the vice president of science & technology at Cintel, the company developing the technology, said at the Sp...

TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Special Operations Command is launching a new effort to tackle drone and robotics technology hurdles rapidly, the same way it experiments with other capability problem sets through its SOFWERX model. SOFWERX — which resides in a downtown Tampa warehouse — is an envi...

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WASHINGTON — A senior European intelligence official has told The Associated Press his country might stop sharing information with the United States if it confirms that U.S. President Donald Trump shared classified details with Russian officials. Such sharing "could be a risk for our ...

After an extensive review of the Defense Medical Epidemiological Database, an online system containing inpatient and outpatient records for active-duty military personnel, researchers found both insomnia and sleep apnea are on the rise based on data from 2005 to 2014, according to the...

Madigan Army Medical Center earned high marks for surgical and post-surgical care in a recent report from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. The semi-annual NSQIP report, from the American College of Surgeons, highlighted Madigan's consistently high quality in reducing...

There's a phone line that has been set up to scam veterans who happen to misdial the Veterans Choice Program phone number. The only difference between the phone numbers rests in the area code, warns the Department of Veterans Affairs . The Veterans Choice Program phone number is 1-866...

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at the swearing-in ceremony for Secretary of the Air Force-Select Heather Wilson. Remarks by Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein. The event begins at 4 p.m. EDT. Alternate Live Broadcast (DVIDS - DOD)

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command's science, technology, engineering and mathematics outreach program reaches students from kindergarten to college. Knocking down a stack of blocks, then backing up to switch directions, a robot...

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It has Patriot missile-defense batteries, but they are intended to protect against short-range Scud missiles. They would not help against an artillery attack. The much-talked-about, state-of-the-art THAAD missile defense system deployed in South Korea this month also cannot protect Se...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command operates a wide range of aircraft with a wide range of capabilities. But what might surprise many is that not a single one of these planes are fighter jets. Here is a glimpse at the aircraft of Air Force special ops as shown i...

U.S. military children in Europe should now get the measles vaccine when they are six months old — instead of the usual 12 months — because of the measles outbreak in several European countries, Army officials say. The vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella will be available durin...

There are benefits and drawbacks to commonality. Yes you save money on procurement and maintenance but you also introduce the risk of common mode failures and maintenance issues that could compromise all of NATO either by a cyber attack or even just unanticipated aging problems or des...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Tribune News Service) — Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning will be released Wednesday from the military prison at Fort Leavenworth without fanfare or public appearances, her attorney says. “For her security and for privacy reasons, there’s going to be n...

The leadership of NATO Headquarters was well represented among the 300 participants – different Allied nations’ Ambassadors and Military Representatives ran alongside directors of divisions and members of the International Staff and International Military Staff with their families. “I...

Most troops booted from the military for misconduct had mental issues About 60% of troops dismissed for bad behavior had brain injuries or mental health issues, a new GAO study shows. Those with negative discharges can lose access to veterans benefits to help them. Check out this stor...

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- The Navy announced Tuesday in NAVADMIN 119/17 that personnel who wrongfully distribute or broadcast intimate images in violation of Article 1168 of U.S. Navy Regulations will face mandatory administrative separation processing. "There is no room in our Navy ...

Washington – The U.S. Navy needs more ships and needs them fast, said the chief of naval operations (CNO), but beyond that, the service might be on the verge of something which could transform naval warfare. “We need a bigger fleet, and we also need a different fleet, one that will be...

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National security: The army supports democracy, says Gen Kayani &#8211; The Express Tribune RAWALPINDI: As the political scene heats up with the government and the opposition drawing battle lines, Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that the army supports the democratic proce...

WASHINGTON A majority of U.S. troops discharged from the military for misconduct during a four-year period ending in 2015 had been diagnosed with mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, a new study found. The report by the U.S. Governmen...

shows a correlation between American attitudes toward North Korea and respondent’s ability to identify the country on a map. Results of the survey were released following a ballistic missile test by North Korea on Sunday in which the missile reached high altitudes before landing in th...

CRANSTON, R.I. — Like many of the men he served with, Joseph Aquilante was eager to get home after World War II and left the military without collecting the medals he had earned. It wasn't until decades later when he built a model of the bomber he trained on for his grandson, Anthony,...

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WASHINGTON — The White House disputed a report Tuesday that President Donald Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey to shut down an investigation into ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn. The New York Times reported that Trump made the request during a February Oval Of...

BEIJING: Pakistan on Monday signed an agreement with China to upgrade Karachi-Peshawar railway track, besides other projects. The framework agreement of upgradation of Karachi-Peshawar track was signed at a ceremony at the Chinese Ministry of Transport office. Minister for Railways, K...